#4AD9D8#4AD9D8
#4AD9D8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.560; OKLCH L 81.0% C 0.120 H 194.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AD9D8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 217, 216) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 65%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 66%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.9%, 0%, 0.5%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.63, -37.44, -10.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.63, 38.93, 195.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.04% -0.1158 -0.0297) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.04% 0.12 194.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.0260, 56.0349, 73.6588) |
| Luminance | 0.5604 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.42
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.52
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.33
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.81
Bright Light Blue
#26F7FD
ΔE00 7.03
Bright Cyan
#41FDFE
ΔE00 7.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AD9D8 #D94A4B
analogous
#4AD990 #4AD9D8 #4A93D9
triadic
#4AD9D8 #D84AD9 #D9D84A
tetradic
#4AD9D8 #904AD9 #D94A4B #93D94A
square
#4AD9D8 #904AD9 #D94A4B #93D94A
split-complementary
#4AD9D8 #D94A93 #D9904A
monochromatic
#1D8B8B #28BEBD #4AD9D8 #7DE4E3 #AFEEEE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.72
#4AD9D8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.21
#4AD9D8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AD9D8
12.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AD9D8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AD9D8 | 1.00 | 1.72 | 12.21 | 12.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CBCFD8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6BFD9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E0D8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ad9d8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 217, 216); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.0% 0.120 194.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fe5e4',
500: '#4ad9d8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ad9d8; $custom-light: #8fe5e4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ad9d8",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 217,
"b": 216
},
"hsl": {
"h": 179.58,
"s": 65.297,
"l": 57.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81042,
"c": 0.11956,
"h": 194.4
},
"luminance": 0.56039
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AD9D8
secondary
#913637
accent
#4041E8
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFC
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1615
muted
#7F8484